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  • Metabolic Syndrome

    Article
    06/16/08, Healthwise

    Metabolic syndrome is a group of health problems that include too much fat around the waist, elevated blood pressure, high triglycerides, elevated blood sugar, and low HDL cholesterol.

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  • It's not Your Weight, It's Your Waist

    Expert Advice
    07/18/06, Johns Hopkins University

    Many studies have found that the risks for cardiovascular disease and diabetes are more closely related to the amount of fat within the abdomen than…

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